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Facts for Mother's Day
Friday, 11 May 2007, 11:15 am | Statistics New Zealand
To acknowledge all mothers' hard work and caring, Statistics New Zealand is marking Mother's Day on Sunday 13 More >>
Population Grows to 4.18 million
Friday, 11 May 2007, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
The estimated resident population of New Zealand was 4,177,000 at 31 March 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. The population increased by 43,100 (1.0 percent) in the March 2007 year, compared with 40,600 (1.0 percent) in the March 2006 year. More >>
March Guest Nights Strong
Friday, 11 May 2007, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation were up 7 percent in March 2007 compared with March 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend in total guest nights has been increasing since January 2006 after a flat period that began ... More >>
Employment Growth Strong
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
In seasonally adjusted terms, the number of people employed, and the number of people in the labour force were at an all time high in the March 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The growth in the number of people in the labour force lead ... More >>
Non-alcoholic Beverages Increase Food Prices
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 0.2 percent in the April 2007 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. The increase was largely due to higher prices for the non-alcoholic beverages subgroup (up 1.2 percent), driven by higher prices for instant coffee (up 12.4 percent). More >>
Pressure on Wages Continues
Monday, 7 May 2007, 11:24 am | Statistics New Zealand
Salary and wage rates (including overtime), as measured by the Labour Cost Index (LCI), increased 3.1 percent in the year to the March 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. For the same period, in the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) ... More >>
Small Increase in First Marriages
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 21,500 marriages registered to New Zealand residents in the year ended December 2006 compared with 20,500 in 2005 and 21,000 in 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. The resident marriages increase between 2005 and 2006 was due to a rise ... More >>
Quickstats About Housing - 2006 Census
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 11:37 am | Statistics New Zealand
QuickStats About Housing looks at New Zealand's household and dwelling population from the 2006 Census. These statistics cover the size of households and dwellings, ownership of dwellings, rental costs and fuel types used for heating. Some comparisons ... More >>
Trend in Housing Consent Numbers Continues to Fall
Monday, 30 April 2007, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
In March 2007, the trend for the number of new housing units authorised continued the decline which began in September 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. When apartment units are removed from the series, the trend also shows a decrease. In ... More >>
Two-thirds of New Zealand Homes Online
Friday, 27 April 2007, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
Almost two-thirds (or 1 million) of New Zealand homes are connected to the Internet, Statistics New Zealand said today. Results from the Household Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Survey: 2006 show that just over half the connections ... More >>
Businesses Harness the Internet
Friday, 27 April 2007, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
More than 90 percent of businesses used the Internet in 2006, up 15 percent from 2001, Statistics New Zealand said today. In the Business Operations Survey for 2006, over three-quarters of businesses had a broadband Internet connection. Over a third ... More >>
Electronic Card Transactions Trend Remains Strong
Friday, 27 April 2007, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
The trend in the value of electronic card transactions was 9.7 percent higher in March 2007 than in March 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend in electronic transactions is affected by the increasing uptake of the technology by merchants ... More >>
Reduction in Seasonally Adjusted Trade Deficit
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 11:15 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of seasonally adjusted merchandise exports for the March 2007 quarter rose 1.4 percent, while seasonally adjusted imports rose 1.0 percent compared with the December 2006 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The slightly larger ... More >>
Government Spends $1.7 Billion on ICT
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 3:13 pm | Statistics New Zealand
In the 2006 financial year, total government operating expenditure on information and communication technology (ICT) was $1.1 billion, and total capital expenditure was $0.6 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Government Spends $1.7 Billion on ICT
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 12:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the 2006 financial year, total government operating expenditure on information and communication technology (ICT) was $1.1 billion, and total capital expenditure was $0.6 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
More Kiwis Fly on Overseas Trips
Friday, 20 April 2007, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand residents departed on 132,400 short-term overseas trips in March 2007, an increase of 8,800 (7 percent) on March 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. There were more trips to Australia and China, as well as to a number of Pacific island ... More >>
QuickStats About Culture and Identity 2006 Census
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 1:06 pm | Statistics New Zealand
QuickStats About Culture and Identity looks at New Zealand's increasingly diverse population. These statistics cover how people have identified themselves in terms of their ethnic group(s), where people were born, what languages they speak, and ... More >>
Annual Number of Work Stoppages Drops
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 11:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
Forty-two work stoppages ended in the December 2006 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. This compares with 60 stoppages for the December 2005 year. Stoppages in the December 2006 year involved fewer employees (9,995) and a lower number of ... More >>
No Change in Food Prices
Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 11:38 am | Statistics New Zealand
No overall change in food prices was recorded for March 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. The 2.3 percent fall in fruit and vegetable prices was offset by rises of 1.1 percent in meat, poultry and fish prices, and 0.4 percent in grocery food ... More >>
Housing Costs Drive Inflation
Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 11:36 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 0.5 percent in the March 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Housing and household utilities prices made the most significant upward contribution to the CPI this quarter. More >>
